Customer Reviews

Zombie Planet

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This movie seemed incapable of moving (and considering I can tolerate anything as long as there's a strong finish) or going anywhere.

This is mainly about two groups of people: the "upper class" (Bad People!) versus...well, the not upper class, in a movie about carb diets turning people into zombies, but the zombies seem to have little to do with the two groups of people fighting over dominion, food, and their personal safety--which could be cool, but done very boring and without a climax.

Bottom line:
Little gore, plot sucks, it lasts almost two hours, and for what, I keep asking myself, since there is no final battle with zombies vs. people, and finally, if you're going to make a bad horror movie, at least grace us with some nudity.

Skip this one.

I really don't mind a b flick but this was just silly. I'm even ok with with a little bad acting as long as you make up for it with some good carnage and gore. But no, this one's a real let down.

I thought the idea of how the zombie craze started was great. A
no carb diet pill gone bad. But the movie itself was so bad that I have to say I've seen better acting in porn movies. Now
I know it had a low budget but this really sucked.

I'd have to say that all in all I really enjoyed the movie, it had a great story line, and really good special effects. There could have been some more gory zombie scenes, but the creativity in the story make up for it. The acting for the most part was decent, in some instances some of the main actors do a great job, and I really enjoyed one of the fight scenes towards the end. I base these facts on the point that I watch alot of b movies and understand that the budget isn't there, and I have seen alot of crappy movies, and I didn't watch it expecting a gore scene every second, but I was impressed by the depth of the story and the characters. I would recomend this movie to anyone who is an indie buff, you'll really enjoy it, and I am looking forward to purchasing part 2

Zombie Planet Stays true to the Zombie Genre. It is Fun and action packed with very good make-up effects. Most of the planet has died as a result of a drug made to reduce carbo craves, people taking the drug turn into flesh eating zombies. the hero, "Kane" a nomad, fights his way through a city of zombies to save an outcast group of people known as the dregs. Kane does battle with the "Upper Class" leader, Adam, who controls the walled "safe zone"...all hell breaks loose, and plenty of blood.
If you like zombie movies, you'll like Zombie Planet. New-comer Frank Farhat does a great job as the mysterious Kane, and Matt Perry plays the evil Adam.
great special effects by Sven Granlund and Linda Goforth.
Zombie Planet has won an award for "Best Special Effects", at the NY Independant Film feastival in 2003

This movie has a okay plot but just some really bad actors.The acting below average the set is good but the actors need help. It just seems to drag on with little action. I really thought this movie would take off but it just stood their the whole time. I'm really surprised there is going to be a second one. I paid $17.00 Dollars for this I really wish I did'nt. There are better films out their I suggest take a chance on something else.

What more do you want? A cool hero who can kick butt fighting zombies and Mad Max style bad guys (secretly backed by a military conspiracy) in a post-apocalyptic world. I bought this movie and I can't wait to see the sequal. I don't understand some of these bad reviews (what you expected a big budget thriller? named Zombie Planet?) To me it was a great B movie. It reminded me of some great B-movies from the 80s (Huminoids from the Deep, Vampire Hunter). I especially liked that it is not your typical kids in a cabin movie. Kudos for some originality. Really, my only disappointment is that there was not more T & A and that some of the actresses (other than Jamaica) could have been better looking.

There are many things I will forgive a low budget zombie movie because there are certain things that cannot be helped: uneven acting, bad digital, bad lighting, less-than-perfect effects, etc.. As long as it had good writing and heart, all of those details won't bother me and I'll sing it's praises 'till the cows come home.

But Zombie Planet has all of those things plus a number of elements I can't overlook:
1. Biblical naming - crikey, this is so overdone.
2. Bad editing.
3. Bad, bad sound.
4. Stilted, halting, stagey, fake fight scenes.
5. Spread too thin, tried to do too much. Too many ideas blenderized into nothing. They should have pruned the screenplay.
6. Very bad writing/dialogue.
7. Obtuse commentary on classism.
8. Too long - again should have been pruned to tighten it up.
9. Dumb characters. For instance the main character, Kane, is some kind of Goth ninja dude. A noble, laconic... I don't know if he's supposed to be like a wandering Samurai from a Kurasawa movie or what.
10. Boring, meandering story. It's really hard to stay awake for this long, plodding story following the lives of the characters you don't give a darn about.

Hey the movie had some great plot...but the idea isn't very new...Sliders did an episode that had the same exact plot--a Diet craze that causes people to crave protein, turning them into zombies who are light sensitive. The acting was a overdone on parts, but for a B movie I thought the scenes, special effects and the characters were great...did I want to spend 18 dollars on it-no- but since it helps support the zombie genre, I'm willing to.

Whatever the criticisms, it's a zombie movie so I'm happy! and a whole lot better then Shatter Dead (great plot, horrible execution, horrible movie).

This movie was so bad that words diminish just how suckie this film really was. I saw better acting in a high school play! The fight scenes were pathetic, the story was predictable and the sound quality was amateurish to the point where you could hear echoes in the background. The actor who played the hero was a joke, I was embarrassed for him. Obviously the producers of this film didn't even watch it before they released it, otherwise they would have canned the whole project. I know that some people on this review board praised the film (which is just sad) but trust me, DON'T WASTE MONEY ON IT!! The people praising the movie are most likely the actors and producers themselves.